Empowered Yoga & Verge Power Yoga

200-Hour Yoga Alliance
 Teacher Certification

Next program begins September '08
Hold your spot and send in an application today.
Deposit not required until June '08

Empowered Yoga & Verge Power Yoga
'07-'08 Teacher Training Graduates!

Do you want to teach yoga?  Now is your time!

Total Immersion. This is the most comprehensive 200 hours training program in the tri-state area. In order to teach yoga, you must first experience yoga. In our training you’ll come to know the brilliance of your body, the power of your mind and your boundless spirit in such depth that the teacher within you will evolve effortlessly. This training will teach you how to educate from your own deep personal experience.

Whether you want to teach yoga, integrate yoga into your therapy program or athletic training program, this progressive teacher training offers you boot-camp style weekends that will immerse you in personal development and practice teaching unlike any other.

Yoga - The Ultimate Training System. Yoga is the ultimate training system for mind and body and millions of Americans now know it. This trend is not slowing down as yoga infiltrates the fitness, rehabilitation and strength and conditioning fields like never before. Opportunities to teach yoga are plentiful. This unique training will help you discover your niche in this growing industry.

Atmosphere of Excellence. Learn from two of Philly’s finest yoga centers.  Empowered Yoga and Verge Power Yoga offer you dedicated and committed teachers with not only years of yoga experience, but years of fitness and health, athletic and business experience. We push the boundaries of yoga.  Our teaching standards are high and we  will create an atmosphere of encouragement and excellence in order to support your growth and transformation.

Program At-A-Glance

How to Register:
Fill out an on-line application to hold your spot or email us with questions at info@plexusfitness.com

2007-08 Curriculum

PROGRAM DIRECTORS

		Johnny Gillespie, CSCS, CPT, E-RYT Johnny Gillespie, a dynamic and youthful 10-year teacher of health and fitness, has motivated thousands of students in the mid-Atlantic region and as far around the world as Costa Rica. Johnny is particularly fond of the yoga discipline and believes that it is perfect fitness! “It’s not just working out, it’s working in.” Johnny focuses on both physical wellness and the cultivation of inner strength and wisdom. Education in exercise science and a desire to bring professionalism and consciousness to the fitness industry prompted him to create a health-and-fitness company, Johnny Fitness, in 1999.
In 2002, he founded Wilmington Yoga. He has studied with many world renowned teachers yet ultimately believes it is the practice that is the greatest teacher. Johnny is a graduate of West Virginia University’s School of Physical Education and holds numerous certifications in the fitness field including the National Strength and Conditioning Association certified personal trainer and certified strength and conditioning specialist. He has worked with the University of Delaware football and lacrosse teams as a yoga coach and is a national presenter on yoga and fitness. Johnny is currently writing a book entitled, Balanced Athlete, which explores the principles of yoga and his philosophy of creating the balanced athlete.
		Cara Bradley, CSCS, E-RYT Cara Bradley is a passionate teacher with over 23 years of sports, fitness and yoga experience. She founded Verge Power Yoga with a vision to create a community where students of all ages and physical abilities can transform their lives and come into their authentic power.
Cara’s inspiring teaching style is fueled by her strong dedication to the ancient path of yoga, her enthusiasm for fitness and sport and her personal pursuit to live in the present moment and experience her life fully. As co-founder of The Balanced Athlete, which provides sports-specific flexibility and core training to teams, she trains professional and college, high school and youth athletes. Cara is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength & Conditioning Association and a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. She studies with Ana Forrest of Forrest Yoga Circle and has studied extensively with Baron Baptiste completing the Baptiste Power Yoga Institute Level I and Level II Teacher Trainings and the Advanced Teacher-in-Residence program in Cambridge, MA. Her path of yoga began as a student of Beryl Bender Birch. Prior to teaching yoga, Cara was a professional figure skater and college track athlete. She was a member of Team Rollerblade® and Nike Elite In-Line Skating Team, Director and Producer of Camp Rollerblade®, co-author of In-Line Skate New England (Countrymen Press 1998) and was featured in SkateFit (ABA Productions) an in-line skating instructional video. Cara graduated Magna Cum Laude from The Stern School of Business at New York University with a BS in International Business & Economics. She is married to Brian Bradley, has two daughters Christina and Julianna and lives in Wayne, PA.